National Parks

We’re a Kansas City family of five who plan National Park Service trips around what actually works with kids. Before we go, we print the free park brochure for the map and the basics, and we print a Junior Ranger book so the kids have something to work on in the car and at the visitor center.

Search any NPS site with a Junior Ranger program, tap a pin on the map, or browse by type below. Amber pins are the 64 national parks; blue pins are national monuments, historical parks, seashores, and other NPS sites. Every site page has a short family overview, the Junior Ranger book or page, and the official brochure or map from nps.gov.

Girl Scout Ranger Program

Girl Scouts can earn a certificate after at least 5 hours and a patch after at least 10 hours of qualifying activities at one or more National Park Service sites. Junior Ranger programs, ranger-led educational activities, and organized volunteer service can count. Keep a record of the activities and hours on the official tracking sheet, and contact the park to plan your participation.

After 5 hours, download the certificate through the official program page. For the 10-hour patch, show or email your completed tracking sheet to staff at the last park where you participated. If that park has no patches available, follow the request instructions on the official program page.

Official program details
Download activity tracking sheet (PDF)

National ParksOther NPS sites with Junior Ranger programs
Wild Base Family National Park Service sites mapA map of National Park Service sites with Junior Ranger programs. Amber pins are national parks; blue pins are other NPS sites. Each pin opens that site’s page on Wild Base Family.National Park Service sitesWild Base Family · tap a pin for that site’s pagean NPS sitePACIFICATLANTICNAlaskaHawaiʻiPuerto RicoU.S. Virgin IslandsAmerican SamoaAbraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical ParkAcadia National ParkAdams National Historical ParkAfrican Burial Ground National MonumentAgate Fossil Beds National MonumentAlcatraz IslandAlibates Flint Quarries National MonumentAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic SiteAmache National Historic SiteAmistad National Recreation AreaAndersonville National Historic SiteAndrew Johnson National Historic SiteAntietam National BattlefieldApostle Islands National LakeshoreAppalachian National Scenic TrailAppomattox Court House National Historical ParkArches National ParkAssateague Island National SeashoreAztec Ruins National MonumentBadlands National ParkBandelier National MonumentBelmont-Paul Women's Equality National MonumentBent's Old Fort National Historic SiteBig Bend National ParkBig Cypress National PreserveBig Thicket National PreserveBighorn Canyon National Recreation AreaBirmingham Civil Rights National MonumentBiscayne National ParkBlack Canyon of the Gunnison National ParkBlackstone River Valley National Historical ParkBlue Ridge ParkwayBooker T. Washington National MonumentBoston African American National Historic SiteBoston Harbor Islands National Recreation AreaBoston National Historical ParkBrown v. Board of Education National Historical ParkBryce Canyon National ParkBuffalo National RiverCabrillo National MonumentCalifornia National Historic TrailCamp Nelson National MonumentCanaveral National SeashoreCane River Creole National Historical ParkCanyonlands National ParkCape Hatteras National SeashoreCape Krusenstern National MonumentCape Lookout National SeashoreCapitol Reef National ParkCaptain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic TrailCapulin Volcano National MonumentCarl Sandburg Home National Historic SiteCarlsbad Caverns National ParkCasa Grande Ruins National MonumentCastillo de San Marcos National MonumentCastle Clinton National MonumentCedar Breaks National MonumentCedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical ParkCésar E. Chávez National MonumentChaco Culture National Historical ParkChamizal National MemorialChannel Islands National ParkCharles Pinckney National Historic SiteCharles Young Buffalo Soldiers National MonumentChattahoochee River National Recreation AreaChesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical ParkChesapeake BayChickamauga & Chattanooga National Military ParkChiricahua National ParkChristiansted National Historic SiteCity Of Rocks National ReserveColonial National Historical ParkColorado National MonumentCongaree National ParkConstitution GardensCoronado National MemorialCowpens National BattlefieldCrater Lake National ParkCraters Of The Moon National Monument & PreserveCumberland Island National SeashoreCuyahoga Valley National ParkDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical ParkDe Soto National MemorialDeath Valley National ParkDelaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaDenali National Park and PreserveDevils Postpile National MonumentDevils Tower National MonumentDry Tortugas National ParkEbey's Landing National Historical ReserveEffigy Mounds National MonumentEl Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic TrailEl Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic TrailEl Malpais National MonumentEl Morro National MonumentEllis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National MonumentEugene O'Neill National Historic SiteEverglades National ParkFederal Hall National MemorialFire Island National SeashoreFirst Ladies National Historic SiteFirst State National Historical ParkFlorissant Fossil Beds National MonumentFort Bowie National Historic SiteFort Davis National Historic SiteFort Donelson National BattlefieldFort Frederica National MonumentFort Larned National Historic SiteFort Matanzas National MonumentFort Monroe National MonumentFort Necessity National BattlefieldFort Point National Historic SiteFort Pulaski National MonumentFort Raleigh National Historic SiteFort Scott National Historic SiteFort Smith National Historic SiteFort Stanwix National MonumentFort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical ParkFort Union National MonumentFort Union Trading Post National Historic SiteFort Vancouver National Historic SiteFossil Butte National MonumentFrederick Law Olmsted National Historic SiteFredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military ParkFreedom Riders National MonumentFriendship Hill National Historic SiteGates of the Arctic National Park and PreserveGateway Arch National ParkGateway National Recreation AreaGeneral Grant National MemorialGeorge Rogers Clark National Historical ParkGeorge Washington Birthplace National MonumentGeorge Washington Carver National MonumentGeorge Washington Memorial ParkwayGettysburg National Military ParkGila Cliff Dwellings National MonumentGlacier Bay National Park and PreserveGlacier National ParkGlen Canyon National Recreation AreaGlen Echo ParkGolden Gate National Recreation AreaGrand Canyon National ParkGrand Canyon-Parashant National MonumentGrand Teton National ParkGrant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic SiteGreat Basin National ParkGreat Sand Dunes National Park and PreserveGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkGuadalupe Mountains National ParkGuilford Courthouse National Military ParkGulf Islands National SeashoreHaleakalā National ParkHamilton Grange National MemorialHampton National Historic SiteHarpers Ferry National Historical ParkHarriet Tubman National Historical ParkHarry S Truman National Historic SiteHawaiʻi Volcanoes National ParkHerbert Hoover National Historic SiteHomestead National Historical ParkHopewell Culture National Historical ParkHopewell Furnace National Historic SiteHorseshoe Bend National Military ParkHot Springs National ParkIce Age Floods National Geologic TrailIce Age National Scenic TrailIndiana Dunes National ParkIsle Royale National ParkJames A Garfield National Historic SiteJean Lafitte National Historical Park and PreserveJewel Cave National MonumentJimmy Carter National Historical ParkJohn Day Fossil Beds National MonumentJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic SiteJohn Muir National Historic SiteJohnstown Flood National MemorialJoshua Tree National ParkKalaupapa National Historical ParkKatahdin Woods and Waters National MonumentKatmai National Park and PreserveKenai Fjords National ParkKennesaw Mountain National Battlefield ParkKeweenaw National Historical ParkKings Canyon National ParkKings Mountain National Military ParkKlondike Gold Rush – Seattle Unit National Historical ParkKlondike Gold Rush National Historical ParkKnife River Indian Villages National Historic SiteKobuk Valley National ParkLake Clark National Park and PreserveLake Mead National Recreation AreaLake Meredith National Recreation AreaLake Roosevelt National Recreation AreaLassen Volcanic National ParkLewis & Clark National Historic TrailLewis and Clark National Historical ParkLincoln Boyhood National MemorialLincoln Home National Historic SiteLittle Bighorn Battlefield National MonumentLittle River Canyon National PreserveLittle Rock Central High School National Historic SiteLongfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic SiteLyndon B Johnson National Historical ParkMammoth Cave National ParkManhattan Project National Historical ParkManzanar National Historic SiteMarsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical ParkMartin Luther King, Jr. National Historical ParkMartin Van Buren National Historic SiteMary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic SiteMedgar and Myrlie Evers Home National MonumentMesa Verde National ParkMill Springs Battlefield National MonumentMinidoka National Historic SiteMinuteman Missile National Historic SiteMissouri National Recreational RiverMojave National PreserveMonocacy National BattlefieldMontezuma Castle National MonumentMoores Creek National BattlefieldMormon Pioneer National Historic TrailMorristown National Historical ParkMount Rainier National ParkMount Rushmore National MemorialMuir Woods National MonumentNatchez Trace ParkwayNational Mall and Memorial ParksNational Park of American SamoaNew Bedford Whaling National Historical ParkNew River Gorge National Park and PreserveNez Perce National Historical ParkNicodemus National Historic SiteNinety Six National Historic SiteNiobrara National Scenic RiverNoatak National PreserveNorth Cascades National ParkNorth Country National Scenic TrailOcmulgee Mounds National Historical ParkOklahoma City National MemorialOld Spanish National Historic TrailOlympic National ParkOregon Caves National Monument & PreserveOregon National Historic TrailOrgan Pipe Cactus National MonumentOvermountain Victory National Historic TrailOxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill FarmOzark National Scenic RiverwaysPadre Island National SeashorePalo Alto Battlefield National Historical ParkPaterson Great Falls National Historical ParkPea Ridge National Military ParkPearl Harbor National MemorialPecos National Historical ParkPerry's Victory & International Peace MemorialPetrified Forest National ParkPetroglyph National MonumentPictured Rocks National LakeshorePinnacles National ParkPipestone National MonumentPoint Reyes National SeashorePony Express National Historic TrailPort Chicago Naval Magazine National MemorialPresident William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic SitePrince William Forest ParkPullman National Historical ParkPuʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical ParkRainbow Bridge National MonumentRedwood National and State ParksRock Creek ParkRocky Mountain National ParkRoger Williams National MemorialRosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical ParkSagamore Hill National Historic SiteSaguaro National ParkSaint Croix National Scenic RiverwaySaint Paul's Church National Historic SiteSaint-Gaudens National Historical ParkSalem Maritime National Historical ParkSalinas Pueblo Missions National MonumentSalt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological PreserveSan Antonio Missions National Historical ParkSan Francisco Maritime National Historical ParkSan Juan National Historic SiteSanta Fe National Historic TrailSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaSaratoga National Historical ParkSaugus Iron Works National Historic SiteScotts Bluff National MonumentSequoia National ParkShenandoah National ParkSitka National Historical ParkSleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreSpringfield Armory National Historic SiteStatue Of Liberty National MonumentSte. Geneviève National Historical ParkSteamtown National Historic SiteStones River National BattlefieldStonewall National MonumentTallgrass Prairie National PreserveTheodore Roosevelt National ParkThomas Edison National Historical ParkThomas Jefferson MemorialThomas Stone National Historic SiteTimpanogos Cave National MonumentTimucuan Ecological & Historic PreserveTonto National MonumentTrail Of Tears National Historic TrailTule Springs Fossil Beds National MonumentTumacácori National Historical ParkTuskegee Institute National Historic SiteTuzigoot National MonumentUlysses S Grant National Historic SiteUpper Delaware Scenic & Recreational RiverValles Caldera National PreserveVicksburg National Military ParkVietnam Veterans MemorialVirgin Islands National ParkVoyageurs National ParkWaco Mammoth National MonumentWalnut Canyon National MonumentWashita Battlefield National Historic SiteWhiskeytown National Recreation AreaWhite Sands National ParkWhitman Mission National Historic SiteWilliam Howard Taft National Historic SiteWilson's Creek National BattlefieldWind Cave National ParkWolf Trap National Park for the Performing ArtsWomen's Rights National Historical ParkWorld War II MemorialWrangell–St. Elias National ParkWright Brothers National MemorialWupatki National MonumentYellowstone National ParkYosemite National ParkYukon – Charley Rivers National PreserveZion National Park

On a phone, use the search box, the type filters, or the lists below. 337 sites with Junior Ranger programs are listed here.

National Parks (64)

National Monuments (63)

National Historical Parks (51)